The Japan national football team won 2-0 against Bahrain in the home match of the 7th round of Group C in the third round of the Asian qualifiers for the North and Central America World Cup ...

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will have at least eight teams represented in next year’s expanded 48-team World Cup. Japan are the first to qualify and five more nations have the chance ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup ... inside a frantic opening 20 minutes did the damage at Sydney Football Stadium. A brace from Jackson Irvine and another by Lewis ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. Second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo ensured the Samurai Blue ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo gave them a 2-0 win over Bahrain on Thursday. The runaway Asian Group C ...

sealing Japan’s progression with three games to spare in the third round of the Asian qualifiers. While Canada, Mexico, and the United States had already qualified as host nations, the Samurai Blue ...

Japan beat Bahrain 2-0 in Saitama on Thursday to become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup and extend their run of successive appearances at the finals to eight. The 2026 tournament will ...

(Reuters) - Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo struck in the second half to earn Hajime Moriyasu's side a 2-0 win over ...

scores the goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Japan and Bahrain in Saitama on March 20, 2025. | AFP photo. Japan became the first team to qualify for the ...

(More Football News) Japan became the first team to qualify for next year's 48-team tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada, though they had to wait until over an hour to take the lead ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo gave them a 2-0 win over Bahrain on Thursday. The runaway Asian Group C ...